Western Telephone

This page is under construction. So far, it includes this company's history until 1980 only. Western Telephone was registered as a Proprietorship by Joel C. Eves. The principal objective of the new Company was (and still is) to provide communications systems employing equipment and technology developed in the Bell System. While building a customer... base for intercommunication applications, Western Telephone designed and installed radio broadcasting systems (closed-circuit and carrier-current) at six University campuses in the Province of Ontario. Western Telephone was engaged to install a 1A2 Key Telephone System for Perception Industries of Toronto. When challenged by Bell Canada regarding the legality of an "interconnected" privately-owned telephone system, Perception responded by winning a Supreme Court injunction against Bell to protect their right to proprietorship. Subsequently, Bell and Perception arrived at an out-of-court settlement which postponed any rupture to Bell's monopoly. While continuing to build its customer base, Western Telephone provided a variety of contract services to Bell Canada, such as cable installation and supply and manufacture of rare or discontinued Key Telephone parts and equipment.Read More